Toy gun



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TOY sun.

' Filed July 2, 1980 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

I'M/am A. Payne. 7

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TOY GUN Filed July 2, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR. l ////a/fl Pay/7adim g 11.

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Nov. 22, 1932. PAYNE 1,888,689

' TOY GUN Filed July 2, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 [147/6177 L- Pay/7e.

INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY Patented Nov.- 22,

UNIT Df 'sTA-TEs WILLIAM I1. PAYNE, or COLUMBUS, OHIO,

AssIsNoB. 'ro Fox oomnNYfor riIIIQA,

nnLPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION or PENNSYL ANIA TOY GUN Applicationfiled July 2,

ing mechanism as to give rise to numerous difficulties in the operatlonthereof. Furthermore, these guns have not been easily operated bychildren primarily because the ejecting mechanism was under theinfluence of a heavy tension spring that wasoften of such tensilestrength as to defeat the childish efforts to depress it. Likewise,various parts making up the'internal mechanism of the gun wereill-shaped and were not fitted together with. any great degree ofprecision which permitted of the binding and jamming of such mechanismatvarious stages in the operation thereof.

A'still further drawback to these prior art devices resided in the factthat, in the main, such parts as the barrel, wheels, trail and operatingmechanism were made up of-cast material which is not only expensive butis also subject to breakage under the usual hard knocks whichthesedevices receive when in the hands of children. Furthermore, as anadded disadvantage, these miniature field pieces were provided with afixed barrel whose muzzle could not be adjusted vertically to vary therange of the projectile.

One object of this invention is to provide a miniature field piece,simulating the modern artillery gun, which is of simple, durable andsubstantial construction, and one that can be easily manipulated by achild.

Another object of this invention lies in the provision of a toy gun ofvery rugged construction thatismade up of a minimum of parts that maybeeasily manufactured of a metal stamped and bent to proper form andreadily'assembled at a minimum cost and in a minimum of time. 5 i fStill another object "of this invention isto 1930. semi" Na 465373,

provide a novel a d useful my whic'hsh'all be enjoyable, interesting andinstructive to chilstand the'rough usage to which gun toys (if thistypeare usually subjected. 1

provide a miniature field piece, very similar in appearance to themodern artillerylgun V thatwill be extremely'eficient in operation andwill not readily be' disabled by hard usage. i

provide a toy gunequipped with aprojectile dren and others and that willreadily with- "5 5 A still further object of this invention isjto sunanother 'eb ea of this invention is a)- feed which permits of the readyintroduction Q,

of spherical pellets into the ejecting chamber without danger 0f thepellets becoming wedgedin the feed passage or operating mechanism andthus rendering the gun inoperative'.

Still another object of thisinvention is to provide a toy artillerycannon provided with an adjustablemuzz-Ie thatma'y beraised or loweredand locked in the position to which.

it is adjusted,this feature of raising and. e,

lowering the muzzle permitting of a variance 1n the range oftheprojectile which has not hitherto been found in miniatureguns.

- This invention contemplates the provision of a toy cannon, the;general design of which Y follows very closelyithe' de'sign of a modernartillery field piece. Such membersas the wheels, the trail, the muzzleand recoil cyl- V inder substantially simulate the correspond ing partsof a standard field piecep How, ever, these external parts of the gunare preferably constructed of a light yet durable stock and may beeasily and-readily bentito the proper proportion, the construction beingsuch as to greatly lessen the cost of manu- V c c facture and produce amuch improved toy gun. V v i i The internal mechanism is made up of alight, durable stock that maybe easily and readily bentto the proper,contourI This inner mechanism is adapted, to eject miniature projectilesthat are automatically, fed to anej e'ctin' chamber througuaconduitjth'at has the d'i's'cliarge en'd' thereofcl'osed the springactuated and the barrel in which it is located is so disposed that whenthe feed channel is uncovered by the ejecting plunger, the sphericalprojectiles will move to a position of contact with the face of theplunger and will remain in contact therewith during a certain phase ofthe operation of cocking the gun.

:Furthermore, this invention contemplates the provision of a cockinglever which is mounted on the main supporting axle of the toy cannon;This axle is utilized 'asa' pivot 1 rod for the cooking lever'as well asa'pivot of the spherical 7 w Manyother' objects and features of thisinvention will be'not ed in the accompany-r ing drawings and the writtendescription wherein similar characters of, reference desrod for thebarrel of the gun. Both the cock ing lever and the pivot rod may bepivotally, moved about the axle and nieans'ls'provided for-governing theposition to which the cooking lever andbarrel may be adjusted. Ad-

1118111161117 ofthe barrel'will either elevate or depress the muzzle topermit a variation in theprojectile range. v

v The mechanism for operating the plunger voftthistoy gun is ofnoveldesign and is adapted to operate with a high degree of efficiencywith a minimum of moving parts. In the construction of'these parts,much; at-v tentionhas been given to the accurate for .mation thereof toobviate. any rough spots,

and disadvantageously located seams that mighthinder the efficientcoordination of the moving parts or prevent the ready passage pelletstherethrough.

ignate corresponding parts and wherein Figure l is a'perspectiveviewofthe preferred form of miniature .field piece with v certain;oftheparts brokenflaway to more to theejectingoperation.

Figured is a side elevation with one wheel removed." "Figure 5 i'sa-topplan view of the gun shown in Figure 1'. Q

Figure 6 is .a rear elevation, partly broken j away, of my gun;

plunger operatingsleeve. c I '7 111'; is a perspective'view of the Figure is a perspective view of the barrel and recoil cylinder'removed.

1 Figure8 is a perspective view of the inner barrel and projectilemagazine. i Y Figure 9fisa perspectiveview of the ejecti'ng plungerremoved-from; the gun.

f Figure 10 is .aperspective. view of "the plunger operating sleeve,with the plunger mounted thereon.

Figure 12 is a perspective view of the cradle for supporting the barreland dummy recoil cylinder. i, Figure 13 is a perspective view of theoperating lever and; associated mechanism res moved from the gun. J I

Figure 14 is a perspective view of the trail. In the drawings, withparticular reference to Figures 1, 5 and 6, themain structure for thesupport of this gun is shown as comprising, an axle 1 on which ismounted the oppositely disposed wheels 2. Atrail3,hereinafterre'fe'rredto, is also mounted, at one end, bymeans of cars 9,. on theaxle 1 the op posing end thereofresting on the floor or other supportsurface. The axle 1 ispreferably ofhollow tubularconstru'ction and thewheels mounted thereon, Figure 6, areof pressed steel formed into a diskhaving curled I tread as atfl that are tubular axle. I

Each wheel is provided with a drawn steel arated bearingsurface on theaxle 1. Lateral movement of these wheels on the tubular axleisnegligible owing to the fact that the opposing ends of the axle areflattened as at 6 and Washers 7 are interposed intermediate concentricwith the hub 5 that is somewhat elongated in longi- F79 tudinal crosssection to provide a widely sep-- such flattened portion and theexterior annular face of each hub. The interior face of each hub abutsagainst the ears 9comprising the inner end of trail member 3.

The provision of widelyseparated bearing Y 7 surfaces for the wheels. ofthis toy gun practically eliminates any tendency of the wheels to wobbleand the method of securing these wheels on the axle is a substantialadvance over that type of gun equipped with a wood-.

en axle provided with cotter .keys located in openings at the opposingends thereof. This prior type of axle just1nentioned,inoreases theoverall length of the axle and consequently, the size of the cartonsrequired for shipping of such guns must be of sufficient width toaccommodate them. With this present invention, the length of the axle ismaterially reduced and consequently the cartons necessary for theshipment thereof may be of lesser width. 7 a

The trail member 3, Figures 5, (Sand 14, is adapted to be pivotallymounted on the axle l by means of the-ears 9 that are each drilledcentrally as at 10 to produce aligning openings through which the axle 1extends. More specifically, this trail member is preferably made up ofpressed sheet metal, substantially trapezoidal in plan View, and isprovided with flanged "cross members 11' progressively longer from thebutt enditowards theears 9 The mtervening spaces. 12 beween thetransverse cross members 10 are substantially reotangular in appearance.

trail member may be of any design suitable of marring or scratching thesurface on for the support of the gun. By providing the spade with a Ushaped end, the possibility which the gun may rest is precluded. Y Inthe support of the barrel and recoil'cyl inder, I have provided a onepiece cradle 28 CTI shownbest in Figures 6 and 12, that preferably takethe form of a substantially U shaped member having opposing upstandingarms 15, the lowermost end thereof being substantially vertical as at16, and drilled as at 17 to provide aligning openings through which theaxle 1 may extend,the vertical ends lying intermediate and abuttingagainst the ears 9, Figure 6, of the trail. The lowermost end of eachvertical section 16 is joined by a transversefiat piece of stock 18formed integrally therewith which normally lies be- ;low the axle whenthe cradle member is mounted thereon; The uppermost ends of the arms areprovided with enlarged perforated ears 19 that are bent to substantiallythe outer curvature of the combined outer barrel and the dummy recoilcylinder that will be hereinafter described more in detail. Theseportions 16 are adapted to fit-snugly against the barrel of the gun andto embrace it in sucha'manner as to rigidlysupport it on the axle.Furthermore, each of the pertions 16 respectively are provided withtransversely aligning openings 20 adapted to receive the barrelsupporting bolts 21 that pass entirely through the outer gun barrel aswill be hereinafter noted. Q The combined barrel'member and dummy recoilcylinder, designated by the numerals 22 and 23 respectively, Figure 7,are preferably of two part construction and are made up of a light metalwhich facilitates the ready assembly of thesetwo members. For thepurposes of illustration these two parts will be referred to as theright and left hand sides which may be brought into cooperation whenmounted in the cradle. In order to properly support this barrel memberand dummy recoil cylinder, the bolts 21, hereinafter mentioned, areadapted to extend through the openings 20 of the cradle member andcomplemental aligning openings 24 in. the barrel member that are locatedadjacent the central portions thereof longitudinally'of the barrel, andat points advantageously selected to preclude the possibility ofinterference with the operating mecha nism. In the instance of the lowerbolt 21,

it has been found advantageous to provide.

it with a covering of resilient material for a .5

purpose to be hereinafter described.

The particulardesign of this barrel member is not'limited to that shownwherein the barrel is provided with distinct sections of increaseddiameter. If desired, the diameter of this barrel could be progressivelyand gradually'increased from the muzzle rear wardly toward the breach.The muzzle 25 is, substantial-lyfiared as shown an annular groove 8being formed on the inner circumference thereof; The rearmost end isopen and is adapted to be covered by a removable cap 26, Figure 7equipped witha centrally' located extension 27 which, in this instance,will offer a surface readily grasped by the fingers of the handfortheremoval thereof to obtain access to thoseelements ofthe'ejecting memberlocated in this section of the barrel. Furthermore, the cap is providedwith asemi-circular cutaway portion, as at 5 1 that is adapted tocooperate wit-ha complemental cut-away portion in the upperside of thebarrel end for a tioned. a

In addition, the dummy recoil cylinder 23 which is closed at therearmost end, is open at the foremost end andis provided with a. cap 29adapted'to enclose such end This cap is further'provided with a hook 80mounted centrally of the inner side thereof'which is adapted to receiveone'end of 'a retractile spring 31 hereinafter des'cribedmore in detailin connection with the operating mechanism. i I V w I 1 It can readilybe seen that the method of mountingthe barrel and dummy'recoil cyli-njder on. the axle will permit of the pivoting thereof? about suchaxle for the purposeof elevatingand' depressing the muzzle. I haveprovided a means-for adjustably regulating the degree to which thismuzzle may be tilted, such means serving to rigidly support theposterior section of the barrel when the selectedposition of adjustmenthas been determined; The mechanism for elevating and depress, ing thebarrel of this toy gun is best shown purpose to be hereinafter menascomprising a thumb "nut 34 having a cen trally located threaded stem 35'extendingdownwardly from one face thereof andan upwardly extending stem88 located centrally of the opposing face thereof. The threaded stem 35is threaded into an internal threaded portion of the tubular sleeve 35',

vpivotally mounted on the trail 3 by means of lugs 34, journalled in theopposing'ears 37 mounted on suchtrail. The stem 88 extend- I ingupwardly from the opposing-face of the thumb, nut is provided with asection of substantially reduced diameter 39 that is located in anopening 4:0 formed in the under side of the portion 27and the cap 26;The por-.

tion of reduced diameter of the stem 38 is fiattenedlas at 41 to preventthe withdrawal of'the stem from the opening.

. in will be readily apparent-that roasts-"Or the thumb nut34'willonerate toeithe'r raise. or depresslthe muzzle of thelgun, thepivotalmounting of the'sleeve 35" permitting of such adjustment. This mechanismfor adjusting the barrel to various heights will also serve torigidlysupport the barrel when the selected position of adjustment hasbeen deter-1 'mined.

The ejecting mechanism of this toy gun is preferably mountedwithinthebarrel, hereinbefore described, and isbest shown in Figs ures 1, 2,8', 9 and 1 0. This ejecting mechanism is made up of several d1stmct'andsepa rate elements that are all formed with'necessary precision and arefitted together in such a manner as toproduce the harmonious cooperationthereof durlng operation. 1

.In discussingthis ejecting mechanism, it

' tio-n.

With reference to -Figure 8, I have shown'the inner barrel whichisdesignated by the nu pellets, Figure 2, after entering thechargingopening 46 are conducted by means'of the anglin'g channel 47to'the discharge end 48' which allows an uninterrupted andunremeral 43as comprising a substantially tubular member of uniformdiameterthroughout,

"having .a magazine 44 formed integrally therewith and extendingupwardly from the posterior section thereof. This-inner barrel whenmounted in the-outer barrel, has its axis inclined in a vertical upwardplane toward the muzzle and relative to the axis ofthe outer V cated ina c rcular opening 51 formed (near barrel. The plunger and the springfor-op} crating this plunger are adapted toibe mount-' ed in theposterior section of this'tubular barrel as will be hereinafterdescribed." The J projectile magazine 44 ispreferably circular.

in cross section having arcuate ends joined by a. substantially straightintermediate portion, theaxis of the intermediate portion being disposedin a vertical plane and sloping forwardly and.downwardlyat an acuteangle relative-to the axis of the inner;

barrel. Thebore of this magazine presents a storage space forprojectiles which are sucpreferably flared to allow the readyintroduction of spherical pellets thereinto. These stricted passage ofthe spheres to a position within the barrel suitable for ejecting.

p In the formation of this barrel, and inte- 1 gral magazine, asubstantiallytrident-shaped blank is bentto a circular section with itsseam, as at 49, along the top edge of the inner barrel. vgl r iorto thebending of this barrel into. some circular-section, the laterals which 7an; go to make up the. magazine channel are first 57, for a portion ofits length for a formed into semicircular sectidnsg Hence,-

when the barrel iszbent into tubular form these semi-circular lateralscooperate to form the substantially" tubular magazine for storing andconducting projectiles, the seam lying along the top side of themagazine, during the I formation of the magazine, ears as at 50, are Iprovided which may be subsequentlywelded.

. More specifically, theinner barrel and projectile magazine are formedfrom one piece of Y sheet metalblanked out substantially in'tri dentform i. e., asa straight strip 'ofsheet metal to form the barrel andrearextension ,7 thereof and vhaving two "symmetricallydise posedlateral projections, one on each side,

each to vform one-half of the p'rojectile'magazine, the whole beingpressed so that the lateral arms form semi-circular troughs which, whenthe'straight barrel length is formed around throughthreefhundred' and"sixty dey grees, constitute substantially a curvedtubular magazineintegral with the barrel. p v

The integral constructlon of the inner barrel43 and the magazine 44eliminates any";

joints. 'or rough edges'atthe juncture of the magazine with the barrelwhich is quite an advance over prior structures wherein the magazine andinner barrelwere of two-part construction usually welded together. YFurthermorehby forming the magazineso that the, seamoccurs alongthe topside produces a surface over which the pellets pass thatis.

relatively smoothand free from any joint that might obstructthe passagethereof.

The charging end of the magazine Li-is lo-.

the breech end of the outer barrel 22 and on its top side; The opening51 is made up 'of two semi-circular openings one ofwhich is formed inthe barrel 22 and one of which is ios formed in the cap 26. It canreadily be seen that mounting of the cap on the barrel 22 suchbarrel isprovidedto form a guide for the i ejectingplungerthat is mounted thereinand to form a housing for partially enclosing one end of the e ectingspring. A gap 56 is occasioned by'a lack of stock in the blank im 7mediately in rear of the magazine 44' although this gap is notnecessarily important and is merelyprovided to reducethe friction between the plunger and theinner wall of the. The under side ofthis rear.section'- barrel. of the barrel is longitudinallyslotted as at purposeto be hereinafter described.

Partially 'enclosingthat section' of the barrel directly-in front of themagazine 44 is the foremost end 59 of a sleeve '58aXiallymovable on suchbarrel and, adapted to par- I section With its seam alongthe bottomedge. As it will be noted, the posterior section of tially enclose theposterior section of such" barrel, This sleeve 59 is preferably formedof a flat piece of stock that is bent into circular the sleeve 58 is cutaway along the longitudinal horizontal center line so that, thesleevemay be moved axially on the barrel 43 without intercepting the magazine44, that-por- I tion of the sleeve beneath the cut-away per-- tiondirectly underlying such magazine andbeing adapted to reciprocatetherebelow,

This sleeve, is adapted to be operatively connected to a plunger 64 andin accomplishing this, I have provided the longitudinal sisted of awooden plug.

depending flanges that are formed on the under side of the posteriorsection of the sleeve, and when this portion of the blank is bent intosemi-circular cross section, thesedepend downwardly therefrom. Theseflanges are separated bya gap 61 and are provided with the openings 65adapted to receive rivets that extend through a'longitudinal extension66 formed as a part of the l plunger 64 and normally adapted to lieWithin the gap 61 intermediate the cars 60 as will be;

hereinafter described more in detail.

7 The top edge of the sleeve 58 adjacent the,

end portion 59, is providedwith the upstanding sear lug 62 that may beweldedthereon and is adapted to be contacted with by a sear, hereinafterreferred to, to produce axial movement ofzthe sleeve on the barrel 43 inone direction, Movement in the s opposing direction is produced by acoil spring, hereinafter described, such movement being limitedv bycontact between a stop 67 stamped in the under surface of the sleeve 58and bent to a substantially perpendicular position with relationthereto, and one of the bolts 21, Figure 2, that is provided with arubber sleeve for absorbing the shock; V

As hereinbefore 'mentioned, the ejecting sleeve 58 is adapted to beoperatively connected to an ejecting plunger 64 that normallyreciprocates within the posterior section of the interior barrel 43. Thespecific form of this plunger is best shown in Figure 9 as comprising alongitudinal bodyportion having one end face made up of segmental theprojectiles often served to chip and crack,

the metal; Furthermore, a wooden plunger would often become grooved,orthe impactingface would be indented by repeated imp act 1 with thespherical pellets which wouldultimately reduce the force -with which theplunger contacted with the pellets. The length of spring provided forthe actuation formed in each respective leg.

are joined by transverse section of stock that is formed integrallytherewith and, serves as a nieansfor bracing theselegs when thereof wasalso relatively short, and as a .re-, I sult was quite powerful toproduce the'eject-s;

ing movement of the plunger. This type of spring'often, was of suchtensile strength as to preclude childish efforts to depress it.

It will be noted that, in the form of ejectin lun er that I have)rovided the im act 2: a l 7 p face 1s produced by cutting themetalform'- ing such-face into triangular'segments at 68 and bendingsuch'segments inwardly,

towardone another untila closure for the:v eud'of this tubular plungerhas beenformed.

In assembling the plunger and sleeve, the" '7 plunger 64 is mounted inthe barrel 43vwith,

the, impact face thereof toward the muzzle. The flanges 66 thereof areadapted to extend through the longitudinalslot 57in the barrelv t 43 andare guided thereby during reciproca tion of the plunger. Reciprocationis pro-. duced through the medium of thesleeve' 58 that is mounted onthebarrel and riveted to the flanges 66 by means of rivets extending'through the opening 65 in'the depending flanges 60 andcomplementa'l'openings in the,

flanges 66'. This arrangement, provides a plunger that is located withinthe .barrel and a sleeve thatencloses such barrel, as at 59,-,

which will allow free longitudinal movement with respect to thebarrelibutwill preclude. any side motion, or end movement ofeither thesleeve or plunger, .whieh i might cau e binding. h

' The rearmost end .of the plunger 64 is ,open; and an'relongated'coilsprin'g 7 0;is adapted,

to lie 'withinrsuch plunger, one end thereof abuttingagainst the innerside of the impact;

face, and theo'pposing] end thereof lying 5 within the extreme posteriorsection of the barrel'43 and abutting against the. vert'ical end wall,Figure 2, of-the dummy: recoil cylinder. The operation of theplunger"and as-v sociated parts, hereinbefore 'mentionedfwill be hereinafterrefe'rredto in connection with" i f a detailed descriptionof theoperation of;

this device. 1

Tliecombined operating lever and cocking bracket designated generally bythe numeral 71, is bent as shown in Figures 1,4,5 and 13.

The cockingbracket is preferably formed from flat stock benttoasubstantial U shape as shown best in Figure 13.' More'specificah ly, theoperating lever preferably comprisesan arm 72 thatf-is rigidly secured,at one end,to one of the upstanding'legs 7310f that section ofthe-cocking bracket that is adapted to be mounted onthe tubular axle 5,the

axle passing t-hrough aligning openingsr'll These legs the bracket ismounted on the 'axle, .the legs lying intermediate and abutting againstthe legs 14 of the barrel supporting bracket, Fig ure 8.- Furthermore,such: construction-and;

' is provided with ahorizontal extension? 6 g that isbent at rightangles thereto. and extends-in parallelism with the transverse bracingsection 75. The outer end of the extension 7 6 is turned upwardly as at77 and is substantially triangular in form, an opening 78 being'drilledthrough the apexthereof' for the reception 'ofoneen'd ofthe retractile 7spring mounted in the dummy recoil cylinder'as will be hereinafterexplained. Mount- V edintermediate the ends of the extension 7 6 and isbent inwardly as at 80, and then upwardly as at 81, to form asubstantially verticalendportion thatisdrilled centrally as at 82 forthe reception of the sear pivot pin I I anism may take place regardlessof the angle 83 carrying the sear 84 thereon.

In mounting this cocking bracket 'on the axle 5, thetriangular'extension 7 7 is adapted to extend upwardly into the combinedbar rel and dummy recoil cylinder through an longitudinal slot 85 formedin the under side of the dummy; recoil cylinder 23, Figural. Atth'is'time, the upper end of this triangular extension should be insuchposition as to receive'one end of'thespring mounted in thedummyrecoil cylinder. Thesear supporting arm 79 extends upwardly intothe barrel 22thr ough a longitudinal slot 87 formed at approximately thejuncture of'the'dummy Y recoil cylinder'of the barrel 22. Withreferencel toFigure 1 it will be noted that the I 1 vertical section ofthe sear supporting lever 79 lies intermediate the inner wall of theqcombined'barrel and dummy recoil cylinder and theinner barrel 43 sothat movement thereof from cocking to released position is entirely freeof interception with either of these two last named parts.v The uppercurved section 80 of the lever 79 follows the I are of the barrel so asto position the upper end 81fot the searsupport along the verticallongitudinalcenterline of the barrel.

- The-seari84, which is pivotallymounted by means of a pin 83 on theupper end of its sup- ,portisfpreferably provided with a hook shaped end90 adapted for positiveengage J mentwith. the upstandingsear lugs 62mount 1 ed on the sleeve 58. This sear is under-the influence o-taspring9l which tends to exert a'contlnuous force on suchsearto maintainthe hook-like endin engagement with the sear lugs. The posterior end ofthe sear is This end of the sear, at alltimes, rides against eithertheinclined'portion" 94 of a ramp or the-substantially horizontalsection 95 there 7 of whic'lr'is attached to the under side of thejmagazme at one end, and rests on'the' ex-' terior surface of thetubular channel M, at the other end. "Thus movement of the lever 7 2down'wardly, ultimately brings the rearmost end of the sear into contactwith the inclined ramp to depress such end ofthe. scar and raise theopposing hook-like end from engagement with the sear lug.

It will be" noted, that the axle of toybinedmuzzle and dummy-recoilcylinder,

ejecting mechanism mounted therein, and the cocking lever andassociatedparts can all be moved in an arcuate path around the axlewithout disturbing positional relation between any of the elements justnamed; Fur

thermore, the operation of the ejecting mechto which the muzzle istilted." VHence, the provision ofan apparatus for elevating anddepressing the barrel can be readily incorporat,

ed in this structure to vary the tiltof the barrel; 1

In the operation of this device, Twill first" refer to Fig'ure 2 whichdisclose's'the ositional relation of the various elements 0 this gunwhenit is in uncooked position and'with: the barrel tilted upwardly at aslight angle,

although the position of adjustment of-thei exterior comb1ned barrel anddummy recoil cylinder is substantially horizontal. It will beunderstood, that the thumb nut 34 maybe rotated'in either direction tovary the cant" of the combined barrel and dummyrecoil cylinder andresultantly the inner-barrel. It is very advantageous, that the innerbarrel be,

inclined toward the rearwh'en the dummy recoil cylinderand integralbarrel are substantially horizontal in order that the spherical pelletsissuing from the discharge end48. of the passage 47, will roll bygravity-toward the rear of the innerbarrel and thus, into 'en -tgagement with the impact face ofthe eject ing plunger. v v to With theparts inxpos'ition shown in Fig ure 2, the sleevel58 and the plungerb lare forward to the limit of their movement with the hook-likeiend'of'thesear 84 engaged with the sear lugs 62.01: the sleeve. At'this time, therear section of the" cocking lever 72 ex tending rearwardly along theside of the barrel assumes a substantially, horizontal position. Therecoil spring 31 attached to the triangular extension 77 on'thecockingbracket operates to maintain'the cocking lever and the sear inthe positions just described, of

course,'it being understood that the sear-is.

maintained in engagementwith the sear lugs 62 by the torsion spring 91.7 7

'The "limit of forward movement of 7' plunger is limited by the extentto whichthe e ectingsleeve is allowed to move forward.

Preferably, this movement-should be great enough to allow the forwardend of the plunger to pass beyond the discharge end 48 of the magazine.With the plunger in this position, the spherical pellets are precludedfrom entering the barrel. The spring .70 mounted within the-plunger andthe inner barrel is also effective to aid the spring 81 in maintainingthe ejecting mechanism in thposition shown since the force exerted onthe forward face of the plunger, although not relatively great becausethi's'spring at this time is not under compression, nevertheless,-

is capable of exerting acertain amount of force on the ejectingsleeve.

I think it will be understood, that the magazine is preferablyfilled toits capacity with the spherical pellets if successive operation of thisminiature fieldpieceis to be accomplished without reloading.- i

a To cook this toy 'cannonprior to the e ect ing operationfthecockinglever 72 is depressed, Figure 3, which resultantly rotates the searsupport 79 on the axle, the upper end of such support transcribing anare. This movement is against the action of the spring 70 and it iscompressed. l/Vhen the plunger has moved rearwardly a sufficientdistance to uncover the discharge end't8 of the passage 47, one of thespherical pellets drops into the? gradually from engagement with thesear lug of the ejecting sleeve, it being understood, that the hook-likeend of the sear has not passed from engagement with the sear lug and isstill effective to move the ejecting sleeve in a rearward direction,although only partially in engagement therewith, release ofv such sleevenot occurring until the rearmojst end of the sear reaches the lower endof the P- i t is my intention, to so adjust the ejecting mechanismthatwhen the ejecting lever 72 reaches its limit of downward movement, thehook-like end of the sear will pass from engagement with the sear lug torelease the ejecting sleeve and plunger and allow them to be snappedforward under'thebuilt up tensionin the spring 70. As above mentioned,the rearmost end of the sear should, at this time, reach thelowermost-end of the lamp, although proper adjustment may be effected toproduce. the release of the sleeve and plunger prior to the attaining ofsuch position by the rear-most end of the sear.- The pellet restingagainst the forward face of the plunger will be resultantly forciblyejected from the muzzle of the gun and the parts of. the ejectingmechanism will return tothe po? sition shown in Figure 2. V

In the return of the sleeve to the position shown in Figure 2, it isarrested in its forward movement by contact of the extension67 with thetransverse bolt '21.

operate to return the cocking lever to the P0511 t on shown in Figure 2.The sprlng w1ll also move the searsupport through a forward arc.

and the rearmost end 93 of the sear will gradually return to a positionabove the general plane of the sear under the influence of the torsionspring 91. The hook-like end of this sear will 'move along the uppersurface ofthe ejecting sleeve until such time is it. contacts with andrides up over the sear lug and passes. lnto engagement with the forwardslde therei of, being forced into such engagement by thetorsion spring91.

One advantageous feature ofthis invention resides in the fact thattheaxle of this toy:

cannon is utilized as a pivot rod for the cocks ing lever which avoidsthe necessity for pro, vidi'ngan independent fulcrum located at a pointremote from such' axle as in several prior a'rtdevices. Byprovidingacocking" L V iEVBl that is operatively pivoted on theaxle, ithas beenpossible to connect this lever to the e ecting mechanism locatedwithinthe;

barrel ofthe gun, which is also pivotally sup ported on the axle, insuch a manner as't o -permit of the raising and lowering of the'mu zzle;

Heretofore, it has been relatively impossible.

to elevateand depress the muzzle of the. gun

owing to the positional relation existing be--* tween the pivot point ofthecocking lever and the point or points of su'pportforthe barrel.

Another advantageous feature of this in-- vention lies. in the fact thatsuch parts as the wheels, trail, combined muzzle and dufnmy recoilcylinder,.inner barrel, ,ejecting" sleeve 'and'ejecting plunger areallmade up of a light metal-first stamped and then bent to proper formwith the seamsso lo ca'tedas The cocking lever may now be released andthe spring 311will loo to not interfere with subsequent-proper func-ftioning of the variousparts when'assemble'd Heretofore, the majority ofthe parts aboveset out, haveibeen. 'made up of a 'cast material that wasmore orless expensive and would not stand up un-1 in cooperativerelation.

der the rough usage to which thegun was subjected. Furthermore, thoseelements. of

the ejecting mechanismf that weremade 11p of a stamped material wereusually tenure the proper form without regardto the exact location ofthe seam. 'Often, in the completed part the seam would be solocated asto in-l: terfere with the ready progress of the projec' tiles throughthe operating mechanism, the seams offering reslstance' thereto andprecluding the'free-passage thereof. Inthe present invention, theinventor has paid par seem attention to the allocation ofthese seams inthe Completed parts so that the loeation of such seams would notinterfere with passage otthe projectiles into the e ecting 1 mechanism.A still further advantageous feature of this invention lies in the factthat the ejecting plunger operates as a valve to allow the entry a ofonly one projectile into ejecting position.

Heretofore, theprojectiles were stored in a passageway leading to the eecting chamber :that was closed adjacent such ejecting cham- 'ber bya'butterfly or similar valve. Before. a projectile could be introducedinto the/e ecting mechanism, it was necessary to operate the butterflyto allow the movement of a projectile into ejecting position. Thus, itwas necessary to first operate the butterfly and subsequently operatethe ejecting mechanism. In this invention, the ejecting plunger servesas a means for admitting projectiles to the ejecting chamber which doesaway Y valve in the passage leading. thereto.

with the necessity for providing a separate A still furtheradvantageousfeature of this miniature field piece lies in the fact thatit is .sturdily; built and'may be roughly handled 7 without seriouslyinjuring. the gun or impairing the eificient operation of the ejectingmechanism. I

5 Having thus described my inventlon what I claim is:

1. A toy gun comprising, an axle, a barrel pivotally} mounted on saidaxle, ejecting mechanism mounted in said barrel, means pivotally mountedon said axle for eiiecting the operation of said ejecting mechanism, and

' means for pivotally adjusting saidbarrel aboutsaid axle. V

2; In a toy cannon, an exterior housing, an axle on which said housingis pivotally supportedand a cocking lever mounted on said axle. g Y

3. A miniature field piececomprising, an

axle, means for supporting saidaxle, a bracket mounted on said axle an'dadapted to be rotated there around, an exterior barrel rigid- 'lymounted on said bracket, a barrel mounted withinsaid first-named barreland inclined in-a vertical plane upwardly towards the w muzzle of-saidfirst-named barrel, a feed for supporting said axle, a trail memberpivmagazine for conducting projectiles to said second-named barrelformed as a part of said second-namednbarrel and having its entrylocated in said first-named barrel, an ejector mechanism mounted in saidbarrel and means also pivotally mounted on said axle to 'efiect theoperation of, said ejector.

4. A toy gun comprising an axle, members otallyrmounted on said axle andhaving a curved surface for contact wlth a supporting surface, a dummybarrel, a cradle pivotally mounted on said axle and rigidly connected tosaid barrel for supporting said barrel, and

means mounted: on said trail andconnected to said barrel forpivotallyfadjusting said barrel and cradle to said axle as an axis. a

5. A toy. fieldpiece, comprising, an axle, rotatable members for thesupport 'of said axle, a trail member, a dummy barrel mounted on saidaxle and pivotal thereabout, a*

cocking lever mounted on said axle'and pivotal thereabout simultaneouslywith said barrel, and means for governing the pivotal movement of. saidbarrel, said means being mounted on said trail and attached to saidbarrel.

. 6. A toy field piece comprising an axle, an outer barrel mounted onsaid axle, an inner barrel, a magazine for conducting projectiles tosaid inner'barrel, a plunger operating insaid barrel and adaptedto'close one end of said magazine, aresilient means for movingsaidi'plunger in one direction, means mounted on said inner barrel andconnected to sald plunger for moving said plunger in a reversedirection, and a cocking means mount ed on said axle.

7. A miniature field piece comprisinggan outer barrel, an innerbarrel, areciprocating plunger in said inner barrel, resilient means for movingsaid plunger in one direction and a sleeve'for moving said plungerina'reverse direction, said sleeve being mounted on the.

exterior of said inner barrel, an axle onwhich said outer barrel ispivotally mounted and a cooking mechanism also mounted on said axle.

8. Atoy piece comprising, an axle, an outer barrel mounted on said axle,an inner barrel mounted within said outer barrel, an'ejecting plungermounted within said inner barrel, re-

silient means for moving said plungerin one direction, means mounted onsaid barrelfor movingsaid; plunger 1n a reverse direction,

said means being actuated by a cocking lever,

fulcrumed on said axle.

7 9. A toy gun comprising an axle, an outer barrel pivotally mounted onsaid axle, an in ner barrel, means for conducting projectiles to saidinner barrel, an ejecting plunger within said barrel, means foractuating said plunger comprising a sleeve mounted on and surroundingsaid inner barrel and axially I reciprocable vvlthsaid plunger withrespectto said barrel, manual means to retractsaid plunger, a springput-under tension by the retractive movement oi said plunger, and

meansto release said plunger from said means when the plunger reachesthe limit of its retractive movement.

10. A toy cannon comprising, an axle, 7

' tive to axis of said outer barrel, a projectile magazine ofsubstantially uniform diameter, having arcuate ends joined by asubstanially straightintermediate portion, the axis of the intermediateportion being disposed in a vertical plane and sloping forwardly anddownwardly at an acute angle relative to the axis of the inner barrel,the bore of the magazine being unobstructed to provide for free passageof projectiles to the bore of the inner barrel; a sleeve surroundingsaid inner barrel and operably mounted thereon in an axial direction, aplunger in rear of said inner barrel operable axially, of substantiallythe diameter of the inner barrel, a rigid connection between said sleeveand said plunger for the purpose of causing the latter to be operatedaxially by the former, a spring for operating said sleeve and plungerfor the purpose ofiejecting the projectiles, means for retracting saidplunger and sleeve, means for re leasing said sleeve'and plunger fromthe 'retracting means, means for limiting the forward axial movement ofsaid sleeve and plunger. I

18. In a toy cannon, the combination of an outer barrel and dummy recoilcylinder, an

inner barrel of substantially uniform bore throughout its length, aprojectile magazine having its axis in substantially a vertical planewith the axis of the inner barrel and 7 being of substantially uniformdiameter throughout its length and providing an un obstructed passagefor projectiles to pass to the barrel, a sleeve surrounding said barreland rigidly connected to a plunger within said barrel, said plungerprojecting into the barrel to prevent entry of projectiles to the barrelexcept when said plunger is in retracted position, and when in saidretracted position to prevent entry to the barrel of more than oneprojectile at a time, aspiring for operating said sleeve and plunger,for the purpose of ejecting the projectiles, means for retracting saidplunger and sleeve, meansfor releasing said sleeve and plunger from there tracting means, means for limiting theforward axial movement of saidsleeve and plunger.

14. In a toy cannon, the combination of an' outer barrel having anopening through'itstop near the breech and for the reception of a projectileinagazine "and recoil der' formed of two sheets of [metal pressedin sh pe an ji ne tog t e 1 a ve tic plane, the'two pressings beingsubstantially j symmetrical about the vertical plane of juncture andeach pressing formingonehalf of the combined outer barrel and dummy lrecoil cylinder, an inner barreland projec tile-magazine formed fromionepiece of sheet metal blanked out substa ntially in trident form i; e.,as a straight strip'of sheet metalto form the barrel andorear extensionthereof and having two symmetrically disposed lat-j eral projections oneon each'side, each to form one-half of the projectile magazine, thewhole being pressed so that the 'lateralarms' form-serni-circulartroughs which, Whenthe straight barrel length is formed around throughthree hundred and sixtydegrees, constltute substantlally a curvedtubular,

magazine integral with the barrel, ears formed on the conjunc-ting edgesof 1 the halves of the magazine and lying in the plane ofjuncture forthe purpose of spot welding, a spring operated plunger in the barrel forthejpurpose of ejecting the projectile, said plunger being rigidlyconnected to anaxi'allyf operable sleeve surrounding the inner barreland formed intocircular section from sheet metal and stampedwithupwardlyprojectingears at its front end and symmetrically disposedabout thecentral verticaliplaneto form a sear or disengaging edge,wadownwardly projecting ear on saidsleeve to limit the forward motion ofsaid sleeve when said ear. encounters an assembly through-bolt,

means for'retracting the sleeve and plunger,

means for releasing said sleeve and plung er fromthe retracting meansconsisting'of a pivotally mounted sear, carr ed by a cock ng leverpivotedabout the axle of thecann'on,'

15.'An ejector fora miniature field piece I comprising a blank bent toform a tubular body portion, substantially circular in cross section,and having one end ofsaid tubular blank, and the abutting edges of theblank forming said tubular body providing a flange extendinglongitudinally of said body.

16. A toy field piece comprising a plunggbody portion closed )by aportion of said er, in combination with a carrier therefor, j

said carrier comprising a blank bent to form a'tubular body portion fora portion of its.

length, the remainder of said body portion being substantiallysemi-circular, and means on said body portion for connecting saidplunger theret i 17. A barrel support fora toy tam-1511mm V" prising apiece of flat stockbent toflforma pair of angularly extending supportingarms formed integrally with an intermediate por- I Y ti'onexten'dingatright angles thereto, said supporting arms having barrel; embracing.

In testimony whereof,

WILLIAM L. PAYNE. v

portions formed integrally with each outer end-thereof, and irremovablysecured to the 'side's of said barrel, an'axle, on which said 1 supportis pivotally mounted, a trail pivotal- 1 ly ,connectedwith said axle,and adjustable I nieansbetween said trail and the rear end of A 7 saidbarrel to adjust the elevation of the dis charge end-of said barrel; V I

I hereby afiix my signature.

